Stump and pole extraction device

Abstract

A device for extracting stumps and poles from the ground. The device includes a pair of legs each having an upper end and a lower end. A pivot pin, adapted to suspend a winch above the ground, hingedly joins the legs together at their upper ends. A pair of ground-engaging feet are secured to the lower ends of the legs and extend laterally therefrom. A flexible connector selectively connects the feet together and may be retracted into one of the legs.

I claim:  
     
       1. A device for use in conjunction with a winch for the extraction of stumps and poles from the ground, said device comprising: 
       a pair of legs each having an upper end and a lower end;  
       a pivot pin hingedly joining said legs together at said upper ends thereof, said pivot pin being adapted to suspend a winch above the ground;  
       a pair of ground-engaging feet being respectively secured to said lower ends of said legs, said feet extending laterally from said legs; and,  
       a flexible connector retractable into one of said legs adapted to selectively connect said feet together.  
     
     
       2. The stump and pole extraction device according to claim  1  wherein each of said legs includes a pair of tubular members and said flexible connector being retractable into one of said tubular members of one of said legs. 
     
     
       3. The stump and pole extraction device according to claim  1  further comprising a winch suspended from said pivot pin. 
     
     
       4. The stump and pole extraction device according to claim  1  wherein said flexible connector is a chain. 
     
     
       5. A stump and pole extraction device, comprising: 
       a first leg and a second leg each having an upper end and a lower end, said first leg also having an interior cavity therein and an aperture located between said upper end and said lower end thereof providing access to said interior cavity;  
       a pivot pin hingedly joining said first leg and said second leg together at said upper ends thereof;  
       a winch suspended from said pivot pin;  
       a first ground-engaging foot and a second ground-engaging foot secured, respectively, to said lower ends of said first leg and said second leg and extending laterally therefrom; and,  
       a chain formed from a plurality of interconnected links, one of said links being affixed within said interior cavity, another of said links being adapted for releasable attachment to said second foot, said chain being adapted for positioning within said interior cavity for storage and for selective extension through said aperture for use.  
     
     
       6. The stump and pole extraction device according to claim  5  wherein first leg and said second leg both include a pair of tubular members positioned side by side. 
     
     
       7. A stump and pole extraction device, comprising: 
       a first leg and a second leg each having an upper end and a lower end and being formed from a pair of side-by-side tubular members, one of said tubular members of said first leg also having an interior cavity therein and an aperture providing access to said interior cavity;  
       a pivot pin hingedly joining said first leg and said second leg together at said upper ends thereof;  
       a winch suspended from said pivot pin;  
       a first ground-engaging foot and a second ground-engaging foot secured, respectively, to said lower ends of said first leg and said second leg and extending laterally therefrom; and,  
       a chain formed from a plurality of interconnected links, one of said links being affixed within said interior cavity, another of said links being adapted for releasable attachment to said second foot, said chain being adapted for positioning within said interior cavity for storage and for selective extension through said aperture for use.